Using Excel for Contact Management

[cheetahlip]

Anyone ever design a spreadsheet or a Access database to use for contact management, sort of like ACT!, Goldmine, or Maximizer? Just curious.....I'm looking for a substitute for ACT!....

Thanks!!

 

[cheetahlip]

Yeah, there are definitely things that would work, I was just hoping there might be a simple way to do it rather than the hard way....using word would work, excel would work.....just wouldn't be very easy to recall data and keep it organized effectively.....

 

[cheetahlip]

Actually I think there are small freeware programs available that would fit my needs, but my company does not allow me to open up and install those kinds of programs on my laptop without first clearing it with IT....and there's no way they would approve a freeware program.....

ACT! is approved but it won't run on my laptop because there isn't enough RAM.....

so that's a bit of background about why something so easy is turning into a long wild goose chase!

 

[shades]

Yeah, there are definitely things that would work, I was just hoping there might be a simple way to do it rather than the hard way....using word would work, excel would work.....just wouldn't be very easy to recall data and keep it organized effectively.....

I'm not so sure about that. Excel can provide some rather good means of maintaining/updating database type issues. We have a project file that tracks spend based on many criteria, updated by five people daily. And we produce any kind of report necessary. Recall is surprisngly easy.

But perhaps I am misunderstanding your requirements for "recall".